Google maps Smithsonian's 17 museums for visitors
Getting lost can be half the fun of any leisurely museum excursion, but if you'd prefer to navigate your indoor outing with a level of precision typically reserved for trips across town, you'll want to bring Google Maps along on your next journey to the Smithsonian. Mountain View just added 20 US museums to its battery of 10,000 indoor schematics, including the de Young Museum in San Francisco, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Cincinnati Museum Center, the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the American Museum of Natural History, 17 Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo in DC. You can find the plans for any venue by searching or hitting the current location button once you're on site, and Google plans to continue growing its collection, with SFMOMA, The Phillips Collection, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the National WWII Museum in New Orleans set to join soon. Meanwhile, institutions interested in joining forces with Google can use the company's Floor Plans tool to get the process started. Full details are
Google maps Smithsonian's 17 museums for visitors
(AP) — The world's largest museum complex is being mapped room by room through a partnership with Google.
Tue 10 Jul 12 from Phys.org
Google maps Smithsonian's 17 museums for visitors, Wed 11 Jul 12 from R&D Mag
Google Maps heads indoors with walking directions for 17 Smithsonian museums
Google Maps adds all 17 of the Smithsonian Institution's museums to its growing list of 10,000 important indoor spaces.
Thu 12 Jul 12 from The Christian Science Monitor
No getting lost at Smithsonian with new app
(Reuters) - With nearly 20 museums, galleries and the National Zoo, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. can be a daunting experience, but a new app may make it less confusing and ...
Wed 11 Jul 12 from Reuters Technology
Google Maps adds floor plans and walking directions for 20 US museums
Getting lost can be half the fun of any leisurely museum excursion, but if you'd prefer to navigate your indoor outing with a level of precision typically reserved for trips across town, you'll ...
Tue 10 Jul 12 from Engadget
Mapping Goes Indoors
Google today announced that more than 20 museums have been added to its indoor mapping tool and can be accessed from Google Maps on Android smartphones and tablets. The new museums include the ...
Tue 10 Jul 12 from dailywireless.org
Google adds 22 museums and a zoo to Indoor Maps
Google's Indoor Maps feature, which launched in November, has been steadily growing with the addition of walking directions and its recent launch in the UK. Today, Google ...
Tue 10 Jul 12 from The Verge
Google Adds 20 Museums To Indoor Google Maps, Says More On The Way
Following the debut of indoor maps in Google Maps back in November, Google announced today that it's adding the indoor maps for twenty U.S. museums to its Maps app on Android. The museums added ...
Tue 10 Jul 12 from TechCrunch
Google Maps now guides you through museums
Last week, Google released a new version of Google Maps that brought indoor maps to folks living in the UK. Well, this week Google has decided to increase its usefulness to Android users ...
Tue 10 Jul 12 from Ubergizmo
Smithsonian, Google Unveil Indoor Museum Maps
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. has partnered with Google to launch a new indoor map application this week to help visitors ...
Thu 12 Jul 12 from RedOrbit
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